Arc-resisting material and process of making



Patented Mar. 16, .1926;

o'r'ro 11. Es'HHoL z Ann r Au'L G-."IGUEST, or WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, As

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s'renons-ro WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING .COMPANY, A oon- To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that 'We,. OTTO:H EsoHHoLz, a citizen of the United States, and a resi dent of lVilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny: and State-of Pennsylvania, and PAUL I G; GUEST, arcitizen of-[the United States,

and'a resident of'Wilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and @Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented anewfl-andfuseful Improve inent inArc-Besisting Materials and Proc-.

esses vof Making, of which the following is a specification,

This m-venao n'mntes -to refractory material, and .more especially, a material adapted for use as' arc-chute and arc-splitter mater al. I V r For use as arc-resisting material in are "chutes, as are splitter and arc-chute-side material,a substance that is at once refractory, possesses ahlgh resistance to frac- -.ture and tothepassage of an electric current, which remains refractory and nonhydroscopic in service,-and which may read ily be shaped into a Wide variety of'forms',

is desirable. Hitherto, in the manufacture 0f, suclrmaterial, abase of refractory ma- 1 discoloration decreases the insulation resistterial Was mixed gyvith a cementing body, .suchas Portland cement, and Water, and cold-molded. Arc-stream contact With such material produces a characteristic eroded and discolored. surface. The erosion causes a rapidfdepreciationof the chute While the ance. 7

Ourinvention is designed to eliminate these disadvantages, it being among the ob- .jects thereof to producean arc-resisting inorganic binder, such as sodium silicate.

.- {The plastic mass is then formed into'the desired shape and baked under such conditions that the material retains flexibility in the finished objects". By using coarsegrained particles, ,thestrength of the structure and resistance to erosion are greatly increased. The material, after forming, is

baked at alow temperature, approximately good results.

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100 or 156 C. baking temperature allows the material to retain some combined Water Which appears to give it sue-1mm;

plasticity, in conjunction with the large grains, to resist strains produced by a wide range of localized temperature variations Without developing visible cracks or appa-rent change in strength.

Upon deflecting an arc stream; against this new material, 'the 'material" does not erode or discolor, 'the high temperature and energy concentration of the are serving .to I

produce a thin surface glaze.*zThisjglaze,

by virtue of its high thermal resistance, prevents rap d conduction of the thermal energy to the body ofthe chute, thereby causing it to retain its original plastic char acter Which permits neutralization of strains produced by the arc passage. It is evident, therefore, that service conditions tend to make the arc chute material more resistant to are Wear.

We may, if desired, form a thin surface glaze on the arc-resisting material, after baking, by subjecting the surface to be exposed to an arc stream, to an are for a relatively long time, one or more seconds, in

I order to form'the glazed film thereon. By

thus exposing the material, We subject it to far more severe conditions than it Would be subjected to in practice, thus fully testing the material, and, at the same time, We form the film of sodium silicate on the surface which effectually guards against erosion by the arc stream.

Although We have specifically described the making of an arc-resisting material, of sand and sodium silicate, or Water glass, it is to be understood that my invention is not limitedto, the use of these specific materials since other materials having the character istics of those described may be used with ing sand for the refractory base, Wemay add thereto, or substitute therefor, some other in organic refractory material, as magnesium oxide, asbestos, etc. My invention includes broadly the combination of a refractory in organic material with a refractory inorganic binder molded and baked at a relatively For instance, instead of use d xt rnal t ess -9. .1 i qmmt f he inhe-nent plasticity of the mgtgliiallflnd in ereased resistance to are Wear, .7

Y 1 l-Iaying th us fully described our said invention, Twhat We claim asnew and ,cleslre' to secuie'by Letters'Batent is 1 V.

silicate on the surface tl'ieredf A trefra tq y a 'tiQl mp vising a r metory has. in lud ng' sil ii' lan s link- 1 nprg'f iii c binde 8. Ar -resi ting wean m sin e ia t r base n u ing s lewpa d lychwqus lno rg afmc nder fsQLC11-ums1l cate;

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v6. .A method Of linking refmctoi' yjmamass of ahl efi'actory-base' including silica and' a hydrous-inorganic binder of sodium" Sil a e, baking theis e, d hen r ing athinglaze ofan anhydrous materii containing sodium silicate 101 t11e, s11 "face u A method m s 1f In lQf iMQl y se inclu ng li a" and a hydrpi si orgzinie binder of; sediui'n; silipateigi ndfithen baking (the: same at mm m e o i 'Pihoximlefe y,1 f

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